Category: Fiqh
Distance of Travel in the Four Madhhabs: Mawsu'ah Fiqhiyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [The following is translated from the Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia]: “The vast majority of the scholars namely the Malikiyah, Shafi’iyyah and Hanabilah…
Performing Salah with one’s Forehead Covered in a Warm Hat
Question: Usually in the winter season people wear warm hats on their heads by which their foreheads are covered. Is it necessary to uncover the…
The Ruling of Qiyaam in a Broken Nafl Prayer, the Prayer of Tawaaf and Oath
Question: Is qiyaam (standing) fardh or mustahab in the Qadha of the nafl (voluntary) salah which was broken after commencing it, the salah of oath…
Writing on Gravestones
Question: Assalaamu Alaikum I am seeking guidance in an issue concerning marking graves. Someone suggested that we can mark the graves based on rows and…
Plastering Graves and Placing Headstones
Question: Is it permissible to plaster grave and to place an inscribed headstone? If not, then what is the ruling of the plastered graves and…
Are Fundraising Lunches, Dinners and Barbecues etc. Permissible?
In this detailed fatwa Mufti Abdul Qaiyyum (حفظه الله) of Jamea Islamia Dabhel, Gujrat, India, has proven the permissibility of raising funds through lunches, dinners…
My daughter in University! How much do I know?
Question My daughter is very interested in higher studies and wants to go to UK to study for a degree in a field where…
How will a Deceased Sit Up in a Grave?
Question: What is the basis for the famous notion that the grave should be so deep that when the Angels come to question the deceased…
Taking a wage for Reciting the Quran on behalf of a Deceased
Question: How is it to take money for Quran Khaawni (reciting the Quran and gifting the rewards to the dead)? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما It is…
When Should a Masbooq Stand up to Complete his Missed Rak'aat?
Question: If a person missed a rak’ah or rak’aats of Fardh Salaah, should a person stand up to complete his Salaah after the first or…